STOP TALKING
Two years to learn to speak,
A lifetime to learn the silence,
Two years to learn to speak,
A lifetime to learn the joy of silence.
It seems that everybody knows
Something about everything
Everybody knows, what is what!
Man gives opinion,
Without you ever having asked,
Each has his own sources of knowledge,
Each one claims to hold the truth,
Everyone thinks he prays to the real god,
Man thinks he knows good and evil…
Too much talking, too much talking
Stop talking, stop talking….
Mogholou ka kuma ka tcha, O bi mirila k’olou bi fen bèè lon
O bé lanin bala kolou bi fen bèè lon , O bi kuma, o bi kuma, o bi kuma
Mogholo bi kuma ni lonia bali yé, o bèè lanin do k’olou bi tchen lon
Olou bi mirila ko bi fen nyuman ni fen djugu lon, O bi kuma, o bi kuma, o bi kuma
Ayi kuma to, mogholou ayi kuma da b’la X4
Mogho mi ka kuma ka tcha ti fohi lon , loni tigui ka kuma man tcha X4
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NEW DAY
New day, new time, whole new era… X4
Who’s really ready to change system?
Habits, consumption, means of travel,
Way of eating, dressing, using water…
Who’s really ready for this new day?
Yesterday’s abuses have no place today,
Neither old principles nor old rules.
Animal exploitation, human exploitation,
Intensive farming must be stopped
New day, new time, whole new era… X4
Get ready, the world is changing now… Who’s ready for what is coming?
Waste of food, waste of wood,
Waste of oil, waste of water,
Waste of energy, waste of money,
Waste of resources, waste of time
Yesterday’s abuses have no place today,
Neither old principles nor old rules
Species extinction, forest destruction,
Human pollution must be stopped
New day, new time, whole new era… X4
Get ready, the world is changing now… Who’s ready for what is coming?
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SHARE
Human being thinks for himself,
He works for his own enrichment,
He forgot he’s a part of a clan,
A family that shares the fruits of the land.
Human being thinks for himself,
And as long as human thinks for himself
We’ll see wars, power struggles and wars,
Religious conflicts and tribal wars
Human being thinks for himself,
And as long as human thinks for himself
We’ll see poverty,
Injustice,…..imbalance
Share what we have
It’s the only chance we have to survive X4
A yé moghodjugu yé, A bi barakela a ka nafalo kama
A nyinana a ka balimadenw ko, Baden ni faden tumi balofen tilana
Adamadenw yé yéréba yé, Yérébaya koson, an bi kele yé
An bi dina kele yé, bembaliya ni sia kele
Mogho yé moghodjugu yé, denjuguya koson, an bi gueleya yé
Tilen baliya, ani turukutu
Share what we have
It’s the only chance we have to survive X4
We need to share, knowledge and resources
Share, share, share………..
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TIME TO LOVE
I and I saw many revolts and uprisings,
All changes came with blood and tears.
We used to see wars, struggles and troubles,
Violence is common in this world
There’s one simple thing we’ve never tried,
One simple thing we must try…
Sadness could be all around, find a way to smile,
Hatred could be every where, find a way to love, and be loved
It’s time to love! Love is the real revolution,
It’s time to love, try it, let’s try it children
Shootings and bloodsheds are humans’ daily bread,
It’s seems that things get worse, each and every day,
Good prophete’s words are still misunderstood,
And life is not sweet in the neighborhood
There’s one simple thing we’ve never tried,
One simple thing we must try…
Sadness could be all around, find a way to smile,
Hatred could be every where, find a way to love, and be loved
It’s time to love! Love is the real revolution,
It’s time to love, try it, let’s try it children It’s time, time, time, it’s time to love, hou-na-na-
na-na……….
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SOULS RISE
I am sitting down on the ground,
Hearing in the distance a bewitching sound.
A shiver run down my spine,
There’s a mystical breeze in the heat of the night,
And i am peaceful and happy,
I’m like an angel in the light of the almighty,
Rocked by voices, rocked by breathing,
Moved by smells and beauty…
My soul, my soul is dancing in the night,
Lit by the stars, and the moonlight.
I have known this land for a long time,
It is the land where souls rise,
The land where souls rise
Now i’m a new born child going home
In this land that i deeply know
Where accents, words, sounds and melodies
Wake up in me, ancients memories.
Heart beats and sweet notes keep on playing,
In the spirits world, i keep on dancing
I keep on dancing
My soul, my soul is dancing in the night,
Lit by the stars, and the moonlight.
I have known this land for a long time,
It is the land where souls rise,
The land where souls rise
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WAR IS OVER
Weapons fell silent,
Song of the birds is back.
Smell of gunpowder
Has disappeared.
Soldiers get home
Children are back in the streets.
The fighting ended,
Life is taking its place again…
Smiling faces everywhere, war is over
Smiling faces evreywhere, war is over
It’s a miracle,
Oh what a blessing
Darkness has been dispelled
Oh what a blessing
It’s a miracle,
Oh what a blessing
Darkness has been dispelled
Life is taking its place again
Smiling faces everywhere, war is over
Smiling faces evreywhere, war is overpeace is back on the holy land, houououou…..
Peace is back on the holy land,
War is over
Toroo banna, here nana war is over
Kele banna, here nana war is over
Basi banna, here nana war is over
Toroo banna, here nana war is over
Am be massa ala fora,
Anou be massa ala fora,
Am be massa ala fora,
Anou be massa ba fo!
Here bena na yoro be la
Here bena na yoro be la
Here nyuman nana ho
Here kura nana ho…..
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THRIVE
Business kings try to make you slaves of what they sell
They create false scarcities, to frustrate you my friend
And they rub their hands watching you fighting eachother for
things you don’t need
You are just consummers of their system
Leaders of the great world powers divide and rule,
They create wars and terrorism to frighten you
And they rub their hands watching you becoming slaves of your
fears
They plunge the world into darkness day after day
We know this world could feed everyone
Soil, water and air belong to no one
We must free ourselves from modern slavery
We don’t want to survive while we could live and thrive
We wanna thrive, not survive
We wanna thrive, not just survive….Big pharma’s getting rich of the back of people
They create deseases, then sell remedies
And they rub their hands watching you queuing for drugs and
vaccines
From start to end they play with yours lives and health
We know this world could feed everyone
Soil, water and air belong to no one
We must free ourselves from modern slavery
We don’t want to survive while we could live and thrive
We wanna thrive, not survive
We wanna thrive, not just survive….
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TRUE LOVE
In the green nature you were wandering
Aimlessly
Gathering delightful flowers, like a honey bee
You did not expect how surprising a spring day
Could be
When you met the most charming flower
You’ve ever seen
Fragrances and beauty of this wonder are
Moving you
Now other flowers make no impression on you
You did not expect true love could touch your
Heart again
It’s been a long time you did not feel like
Floating in the air
Is it true love?
It is true love
Life is sweet for you
This love you’re feeling is true
In the grey city you were wandering aimlessly
Like many lost souls thinking true love is an
Obsolete feeling
Sometimes you played the flower with a kind and
Pretty bee
Until sweet life introduced to you, the queen
Bee
Is it true love?
It is true love
Life is so kind to you
This love you’re feeling is true
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KANOU BELE BELE
Kanou, anou bèè bi yarala kanou ba lo fè
Kanou, fohi ma fissa ni kanou ba yé
Kanou, anou bèè bi yarala kanou ba lo fè
Kanou, kanou bélé bélé nioghon tè
Kanou, kanou, kanou, kanou…..
kanou bélé bélé, kanou yèrè yèrè
kanou bélé bélé yé ho, kanou ba nana
kanou bélé bélé , kanou yèrè yèrè
kanou bélé bélé yé ho, kanou ba nana
kanou bélé bélé ba, kanou, kanou,
fohi ma fissa ni kanou ba yé
kanou bélé bélé ba, kanou, kanou,
kanou bélé bélé nioghon tè…